Title:
Best Practices and Considerations for
Planning and Conducting Integration of
University CubeSats
Best Practices and Considerations for
Planning and Conducting Integration of
University CubeSats
Author(s)
Rawson, William
Advisor(s)
Lightsey, E. Glenn
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Abstract
This paper seeks to serve as a resource for students entering the integration phase of a
CubeSat project by compiling best practices and practical considerations from several
projects in the Space Systems Design Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The
integration phase can be a particular challenge for university CubeSat programs given the
value of practical experience in performing these activities and the challenge of managing a
student workforce with constant turnover. The topics covered include best practices for
planning the integration phase of a project, considerations when performing integration
activities, and the characteristics of good assembly procedures. Although the focus is on
spacecraft-level integration of CubeSats in a university setting, many of the considerations are
applicable outside the academic setting and to subsystem-level integration activities as well.
Finally, a case study will be presented illustrating the planning of integration activities for the
VISORS mission, a two 6U CubeSat formation-flying mission
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Date Issued
2022-12-01
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Masters Project
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